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ArticleChest2024

Clinical Features, Diagnostics, Etiology, and Outcomes of Hospitalized Solid Organ Recipients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.

Oana Joean, Laura Petra von Eynern, Tobias Welte, Gunilla Einecke, Sabine Dettmer, Jan Fuge, Richard Taubert, Heiner Wedemeyer, Jessica Rademacher

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Article in Chest, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  3. Pneumonia after Solid Organ Transplantation.Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine · 2026
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9 authors.

Oana JoeanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. Electronic address: oana.joean@gmail.com.
Laura Petra von EynernDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Tobias WelteDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Hannover, Germany.
Gunilla EineckeDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen.
Sabine DettmerBiomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Hannover, Germany; Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Jan FugeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Hannover, Germany.
Richard TaubertDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Heiner WedemeyerDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (H. W.), HepNet Study-House of the German Liver Foundation, Hannover, Germany.
Jessica RademacherDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease, Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Hannover, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCommunity-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Limited evidence is available on the most effective diagnostic approaches, management strategies, and long-term outcomes for CAP in patients who have undergone solid organ transplantation. RESEARCH QUESTION: What is the acute and long-term morbidity and mortality after CAP in organ transplant recipients? STUDY DESIGN AND

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed hospitalizations for CAP in solid organ recipients at the largest German transplant center. The study included patients admitted between January 1, 2010, and May 31, 2021. The reported outcomes are in-hospital and 1-year mortality, risk of cardiovascular events during hospitalization and at 1 year, admission to the ICU, and risk of pneumonia with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Multivariable binary logistic regression using stepwise forward selection was performed to determine predictive factors for pneumonia with P aeruginosa.

resultsWe analyzed data from 403 hospitalizations of 333 solid organ recipients. In > 60% of cases, patients had multiple comorbidities, with cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease being the most prevalent. More than one-half of the patients required oxygen supplementation after admission. In-hospital mortality (13.2%) and the death rate at 1 year postevent (24.6%) were higher than data reported from immunocompetent patients. We also observed high rates of acute cardiovascular events and events occurring 1 year after admission. Early blood cultures and bronchoscopy in the first 24 h significantly increased the odds of establishing an etiology. In our low-resistance setting, the burden of antimicrobial resistance was driven by bacteria from chronically colonized patients, mostly lung transplant recipients.

interpretationThis comprehensive analysis highlights the high morbidity associated with CAP after transplantation. It also emphasizes the need for prospective multicenter studies to guide evidence-based practices and improve outcomes for these vulnerable patients.

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Community-Acquired InfectionsHospitalizationHospital MortalityOrgan TransplantationAdultAgedFemaleGermanyHumansMaleMiddle AgedPneumoniaPneumonia, BacterialPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsRetrospective Studiesantibiotic therapyantimicrobial resistancecardiovascular eventcomorbidityimmunosuppressionmortalityPseudomonas aeruginosastewardshiptransplantation

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